UK has had average of just three hours of sun over past week, but skies should start to clear from Sunday

An “anticyclonic gloom” has been blamed for cloudy weather across parts of England, with one village receiving absolutely no sunshine since October.

Odiham, in Hampshire, has reportedly recorded zero minutes of sunshine since October, but forecasters are predicting that the fog, drizzle and low cloud should start clearing from Sunday.

Met Office says ‘gentle decline’ in temperature expected, ushering in more typical autumn weather

The UK is enjoying “summer’s last hurrah” before heavy rainfall is expected to drench the country over the weekend, the Met Office has said.

On Wednesday, temperatures hit 25.5C in Inverness, which is 14C above average for this time of year, according to the forecaster. Warm and bright conditions are expected to continue into Thursday after a cloudy morning – with highs of 26C in London, the weather service added.

As much as 40mm of rain could fall in an hour in some places on Monday, forecasters say

Thunderstorm warnings are still in place in the UK, parts of which could see as much as three inches of rain on Monday.

The yellow warning began in the early hours of Sunday and will be in place until Tuesday, covering most of England, the east of Wales and the east of Scotland.

Yellow weather warning covering area from Portsmouth to Ipswich in place from 6am to 1pm on Saturday

Up to 70mm of rain could hit parts of the UK on Saturday, with a yellow weather warning in place for much of the south-east after widespread disruption from Storm Lilian.

The warning, which will be in place from 6am to 1pm, will stretch from Portsmouth, Hampshire, up to Ipswich in Suffolk.